Comparing Algeria to western countries, is that alright?

In this episode, we go back to the earliest transformations that reshaped human society: the agricultural, industrial, and digital revolutions. From small hunter-gatherer groups to complex states and now digital networks, each phase changed how people organized, interacted, and understood their place in the world. We explore how these shifts brought both opportunity and new forms of struggle, setting the stage for the changes we face today.

In this episode, I speak to you about collectivistic and individualistic societies from my perspective. I gave this topic a good thought these past couple of years as I discovered and learned about the good and the bad about western societies and how they compare to Algeria. I share my conclusion of this social comparison with you at the end of this podcast.  I firmly believe in the importance of constantly diving deeper to learn and think critically about the information we grew up listening to and conditioned by,   and this podcast does precisely that.

In this episode, I recreated a speech I delivered for the optimize event weeks ago. It's a bonus, unscripted episode... somewhat unscripted. At the end of the podcast, I shared my personal learning experience, some of the most important things I learned in the first 3 years of my volunteering and professional experience. I hope you enjoy and benefit from this podcast. 

We live in a society that strongly associates intelligence and students' ability to succeed in life with their grades on the BAC exam. Algerian students link their value as humans to this one exam that indeed has the centralized power to shape their future paths. The crucial questions here are: Is the BAC exam good at this task? Should our students follow its results so blindly into their future? Does it truly measure their abilities and skills? And is it the best investment in our economy? 

On this episode, I spoke of my perspective on how to reduce the impact of the absence of orientation by paying attention to our economy’s dire need to connect the job market’s demands to the supply of the university. I discussed how it’s directly influenced by society and the BAC exam. And I also spoke a bit about how to help students launch their businesses when focusing on vocational training. Enjoy. Made with love.

On this episode, the topic revolves around the experience that I had this past week in Wahren during the Mediterranean games. I spoke of the entry to the stadium for the closing ceremony, how badly it was managed, what contributed to this bad management, and how it relates to the mentality of the people. I also touched on the topic of the Algerian tendency to disrespect and disobey authority and how it reflects on this situation and what this means to Algeria and its future.

On this episode, I discuss the importance of philosophy for the development of a society, and argue on the different learning methods to apply in teaching philosophy to Algerian students.

On this episode I spoke of my opinions in relation to a couple “absurdities” about education around the world. I discussed briefly why national education is important for countries, then I dived into what I believe should be added to our Algerian elementary school curriculum and what we can sacrifice to fit in these changes.

On this first episode I discussed the natural form of development of some western countries and compared it to that of Algeria. Is it alright to anticipate of the Algerian society to act as a western society? And of our institutions to function as well as the western ones? I argue against that in this podcast episode.

This is a brief explanation or who I am, and what I will be speaking of in this podcast. I aim for this initiative of mine to be an important part of my contribution to a better Algeria. Tahya El Djazair. 🇩🇿